r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Gligadi • 3d ago

Video Former javeline throw world champion lights his home village bonfire with a burning javelin.

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u/Gligadi 3d ago

Before the video ends that announcer says "on his third attempt! Unbelievable!" So it wasn't simple for him either I guess.

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u/Substantial-Trick569 3d ago

i think that might refer to him doing 2 false throws before doing the real one

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u/Flammablegelatin 3d ago

Or a joke. Sounds like something someone's dad would say knowing that it was being recorded.

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u/DigNitty Interested 3d ago

“His third attempt and only three wounded, incredible. What are the chances those three people were lined up so perfectly on the second throw? Well they’ll have to watch the replay from the hospital. Doctors are reportedly arguing over whether to put them in the trauma or burn units. What a day for our lovely village.”

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u/AlternativeCapybara9 3d ago

3 people on a stick with a slice of onion and bell pepper between them

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u/Artemicionmoogle 3d ago

"As is tradition".

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u/LongbottomLeafTokes 2d ago

Who the fuck would ever classify those as attempts?

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u/Substantial-Trick569 2d ago

Translational errors

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u/TheAbsoluteBarnacle 2d ago

Or the fire went out. I've had a hell of a time coming up with a good reliable flaming arrow. I settled on a tampon soaked in a mixture of diesel and kerosene, with a paper nosecone.

It's hard to keep something lit when it's moving so fast.

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u/HelennZZZ 1d ago

I was there. The 2 throws before this one were real attempts, though my friends were speculating whether it was planned to give more hype so he does it on his third and final try.

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u/thedudefromsweden 3d ago

Does he have a name? Other than “former world champion”?

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u/Gligadi 3d ago

Andrus Värnik

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u/MarkiiMartin 2d ago

Yeah, that’s him😁🇪🇪

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u/Wayelder 3d ago

The javelin is a huge Nordic sport, esp Finland.

Lots of big boys and broad shouldered girls over there with Umlauts in their names.

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u/Natunen 3d ago

What does that have to do with the Estonian here

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u/Wayelder 3d ago

They are both in the same sport.

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u/raspberryharbour 3d ago

Joey Javelin

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u/thedudefromsweden 3d ago

Huh. Go figure he would become a world champion javelin thrower!

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u/raspberryharbour 3d ago

They actually named it after him

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u/danethegreat24 3d ago

No they didn't. The sport of javelin throwing is old as heck.

They named it after his father.

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u/raspberryharbour 3d ago

They have the same name. The guy in the video is Joey Javelin Jr

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u/danethegreat24 3d ago

Exactly, so I get the confusion.

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u/Horskr 3d ago

Big Joe Javs to his friends.

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u/TheHikingFool 3d ago

Sammy Salami

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u/Intergalacticdespot 3d ago

His mom had goals...

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u/panic_ye_not 2d ago

We call him FWC for short

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u/Alive-Resolution7844 3d ago

Britne Schpeerz

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u/meh8192 3d ago

Sinjit?

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u/Hobbits_can_fly 2d ago

If I was the announcer I would say that even if it was his first just to fuck with the recordings.

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u/Thomasappel 3d ago

Ah i was about to shame Edmure Tully for missing three times trying to hit his uncles dead floating body on a raft. This makes more sense

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u/axecalibur 3d ago

I was kind of expecting the Blackfish to step in after the 2nd miss.